William Booth
Major William Booth
Born: 10 December 1886, Lowtown, Pudsey, Yorkshire
Died: 1 July 1916, near La Cigny, France
Major Teams: Yorkshire, England.
Known As: William Booth
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast
Test Debut: England v South Africa at Durban, 1st Test, 1913/14
Last Test: England v South Africa at Port Elizabeth, 5th Test, 1913/14
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1914
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 2 0 46 32 23.00 0 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 52 8 130 7 18.57 4-49 0 0 44.5 2.50
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1908 - 1914)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 162 243 39 4753 210 23.29 2 21 120 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 25189 11953 603 19.82 8-47 43 9 41.7 2.84
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A career that started in that rich breeding ground for
cricketers, Pudsey, Yorkshire, ended in tragic circumstances in the mud of
the Somme, 29 years later. William Booth was an all-rounder whose
strength tended, perhaps, more towards bowling than batting,
despite his double century against Worcestershire (unusually his
only century). He bowled medium-fast with, as Wisden stated in
their obituary, "a free natural action". He had a good
break-back, but excelled in swerve, and pace off the pitch. As a
batsman, he was aggressive. After honing his craft in Yorkshire
league cricket, he was playing regularly for
Yorkshire Seconds in 1907, and by 1909 was a regular member of
the County side. In 1913 he took more wickets than any other bowler
in England, and was chosen for the Players at Lord's and the tour
squad for South Africa. He struggled in South Africa but took a
couple of wickets in the first Test. With Barnes in stupendous form (49
wickets in the first four Tests), England barely needed any other bowlers
until the fifth Test. Booth had a good match, making 32 at number
10 and taking four wickets in the South African second innings. He
took 141 wickets in his final season in 1914, and it is fair to say
that he was entering his prime as a bowler. A tall, handsome, engaging
and popular cricketer, he was a Major in the West Yorkshires when
he met his untimely death (DL 2000).
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 02:09:22 GMT
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